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Recommended Towns & Villages near Glastonbury

Wookey, Somerset

Wookey (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction N)

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The Bishop's Palace, Wells

Wells (139 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction NE)

Wells, situated at the foot of the picturesque mendip hills, is most certainly one of England's most delightful cathedral cities...

Wookey Hole

Wookey Hole (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)

It is a pleasant resort village made famous by the glittering limestone cavern known as "Wookey Hole" which comprises of several dramatic chambers...

Langport

Langport (7 Pictures)

in the county of Somerset (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW)

This old town cradled at the heart of the Somerset Levels, sits bounded by the soft rolling Somerset countryside...

jacobs ladder view, Cheddar

Cheddar (132 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground...

The Parish Church at Martock, Somerset

Martock (22 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction S)

The interior of Martock's Ham-stone church is perhaps the grandest in all Somerset, the startling effect of the golden stone against the most lavishly decorated of the county's great tie-beam roofs is simply overwhelming...

Higher Maunsell

Bridgwater (38 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction W)

Bridgwater emerged from a village of the Middle Ages to become a prosperous river-port. Later, it became known as the place where Monmouth proclaimed himself King...

Poyntington, Dorset

Poyntington (2 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

This is a delightful small village situated in the picturesque Blackmore Vale where the Dorset and Somerset boundary meets...

Sherborne, Dorset.

Sherborne (111 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

The softly glowing Ham stone of which most of the town properties are built, lends warmth and atmosphere to what is already a unique and attractive place...

Stourton in Wiltshire

Stourton (90 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction E)

Stourton is noted for the church dedicated to St. Peter where you can see many memorials to the famous Hoare banking family and for the house which was the families ancestral home...

Thatched cottage

Melbury Osmond (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction S)

A long, winding lane, flanked by grassy banks covered in fern and wild flowers, leads to the picture postcard village of Melbury Osmond..

Old brick farm building on staddle stones in Gillingham, Dorset

Gillingham (6 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction E)

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Quantocks

Holford (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Somerset (21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction W)

Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast...

Donyatt Halt

Chard (450 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Somerset (22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction SW)

Chard is a small market town in somerset..

Musicians and Morris Dancers

Bath (835 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Somerset (22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction NE)

Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city.....

Sturminster Newton, Dorset

Sturminster Newton (40 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Dorset (23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SE)

A small attractive Market Town in Dorset...

Minterne Magna

Minterne Magna (22 Pictures)

in the county of Dorset (23.8 miles, 38.3 km, direction SE)

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Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Bradford-on-Avon (176 Pictures)

in the county of Wiltshire (24.4 miles, 39.3 km, direction NE)

Beautiful old town with a rich mixture of mellow Bath stone properties to be seen along ancient winding streets...

Stour Valley Summer, Shillingstone.

Shillingstone (463 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Dorset (26.7 miles, 43.0 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset..

Recommended attractions near Glastonbury

Glastonbury Abbey, Fall 2006

Glastonbury Abbey (95 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

This is believed to be the site of the oldest Christian Church in the world, for centuries it has been the focus of Christian.....

Chalice Well Entrance

The Chalice Well Gardens (11 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)

There are many associations with Chalice Well covering countless centuries; it is a timeless and sacred place, full of legend,.....

Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Tor (37 Pictures)

(0.9 miles, 1.4 km)

Swirling mists rise over the Somerset Levels, where approaching the town of Glastonbury, suddenly above the mist you catch a.....

Wells Cathedral in Wells, Somerset

Wells Cathedral (99 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)

Wells Cathedral is the most perfect example of an ecclesiastical city from the days when the order of life was God, King and.....

Reflection of the Gatehouse in the moat. The Bishops Palace, Wells.

Bishop's Palace, Wells (3 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction NE)

The Bishop's Palace in the enchanting tiny cathedral city of Wells where there is a predominance of beautiful buildings, is.....

Wookey Hole Caves, Wookey Hole village, Somerset.

Wookey Hole Caves and Papermill (10 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)

These dazzling show caves offer a glittering experience in floodlit chambers deep underground. This is the spiritual home of the.....

Lytes Cary Manor, June 2009

Lytes Cary Manor (42 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction S)

Intimate manor house with Arts & Crafts-style garden. Tudor great hall and 14th-century chapel, this was home to medieval.....

A picture of Cheddar Caves and Gorge

Cheddar Caves and Gorge (84 Pictures)

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N)

The mile or so of pale-grey limestone cliffs rising above the winding road through Cheddar is awesome in its untamed beauty, it.....

Fleet Air Arm Museum, Somerset

Fleet Air Arm Museum (3 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction S)

The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe's largest Naval aviation collection. Go on-board Concorde and be transported by a.....

Montacute House

Montacute House (68 Pictures)

(13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction S)

This is one of the most glittering of all the great Elizabethan mansions in England. It is built of glowing honey-coloured Ham.....

Barrington Court, Somerset

Barrington Court (49 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

Barrington Court is an attractive 16th-century house built in the engaging "E" shaped style of the period in mellow Ham Hill.....

Nunney Castle, Somerset

Nunney Castle (8 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.7 km, direction E)

A tradition exists that Nunney Castle's sole pig was subject to daily torture when the castle came under siege in 1645 during the.....

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Castle (80 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction SE)

Many fascinating tales remain from the time when Sherborne Castle was lived in by Sir Walter Raleigh, a favourite of Elizabeth I......

Sherborne Abbey at night

Sherborne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SE)

Without doubt this magnificent Abbey built centuries ago of creamy Ham stone ranks amongst the finest Abbey churches anywhere in.....

Stourhead frozen lake sunset

Stourhead (94 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction E)

Designed by Henry Hoare II, Stourhead is one of England's most picturesque landscape gardens with classic temples and palladian.....

Sunset, Birnbeck Pier,Weston-Super-Mare

Birnbeck Pier (1 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.3 km, direction NW)

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On the platform.

Longleat House & Safari Park (170 Pictures)

(19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction E)

On entering the great grounds of Longleat House through the entrance known as "Heaven's Gate" visitors are immediately struck by.....

Taunton Castle, Taunton, Somerset

Taunton Castle (1 Pictures)

(19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction SW)

The turbulent past of historic Taunton Castle, is masked by its transformation into a luxurious comfortable hotel with an award.....

Amur leopard

The Wildlife Park at Cricket St. Thomas (2 Pictures)

(20.5 miles, 32.9 km, direction SW)

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View of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Clifton, Bristol, Somerset. Summer 2004

Clifton Suspension Bridge (44 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction N)

Bristol's graceful Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the Avon Gorge some 245ft above.....


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